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moon phases

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What moon phase is on the left of earth?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Gibous

c)

Last Quarter

2.

what quarter has the light on the right?

a)

Last Quarter

b)

First Quarter

3.

name the moon phase based on the picture above

a)

waning crescent

b)

last quarter

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

first quarter

4.

which side is the light on the waxing crescent

a)

left

b)

right

5.

Name the lunar phases at position A.

a)

New Moon

b)

First Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Third (Last ) Quarter

6.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
7.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
8.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
9.

If we are experiencing a new moon on March 6 what will the moon look like on 15?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What moon would you expect to see on March 23rd?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What should the moon look like on the 5 of March?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

how long does it take for the moon to orbit around the whole Earth?

a)

30 days

b)

27.32 days

c)

20 days

d)

28.45 days

13.

how long does it take for 1 moon phase change to another?

a)

3 days

b)

8 days

c)

4 days

d)

6 days

14.
 True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
16.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
17.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
18.
The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth
a)
Full moon
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon
19.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
20.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
21.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & revolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
22.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
23.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon

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